HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER Now that we have stable centers to model from, we are looking for local partners, such as local govern- ment units, non-government organizations, civic groups, and schools that are willing to work with us in bringing ICT-supported quality education to the Filipino people. Those who are interested in setting up an eSkwela Center in your community may contact the Project Management Office or log on to http://alseSkwela.ning.com http://alseSkwela.ning.com http://alseSkwela.ning.com http://alseSkwela.ning.com for more details. MEET FLORDELIZA DABUET, 36, A WIFE AND MOTHER FROM BULACAN. At 14, she dropped out of school, citing lack of family fi- nances as her rea- son. Flordeliza eventually got mar- ried and had chil- dren, all of whom are now of school- age. She successfully balanced running a house- hold with her husband, raising her brood of three, and operating a small home-based busi- ness with going to an eSkwela Center near her place, to finish her basic education in order to, in her own words, “make something of herself.” Flordeliza said: “I knew I had to do this for myself – my eldest child is 15, and graduating high school soon. I want my kids to be able to say that their mother has a diploma, even a high school one, so that we won’t be looked down upon – so that nobody can be snide and say, ‘Well, your mother didn’t even graduate high school.’ And it gives me confidence – even now, as a student, I have knowledge that I can use in conversations, with anyone, anywhere.” [2008] eSkwela Centers PROCESS FLOW FOR CENTER SET-UP 1. Contact the CICT eSkwela Project Team or the designated eSkwela Regional Coordinator. 2. Download, fill up, and submit the eSkwela Ap- plication Form. 3. CICT assesses the Application Form and com- municates with the designated point person. 4. CICT conducts social mobilization activities (i.e. meeting with major community stakeholders). 5. Site-specific activities: • Formation of the local Steering Committee and conduct of meeting to discuss partner- ship parameters that will be reflected on the MOA. • Legal documents are drafted. • Detailed check of infrastructure set-up. • Community selects designated site person- nel based on required roles and competen- cies. • Conduct of personnel training, if needed. 6. Community conducts learner-enrollment proc- ess. 7. Personnel prepare the Center including the Learning Management System. 8. Community launches the Center. 9. Community operates the Center and ensures its sustainability - CICT conducts regular moni- toring and evaluation activities. ICT-SUPPORTED ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH AND ADULTS LUZON LUZON LUZON LUZON 1. Laoag City, Ilocos Norte 2. San Fernando City, La Union 3. SOSCFI, Baguio City 4. PILCD, La Trinidad, Benguet 5. Alaminos City, Pangasinan 6. City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan 7. Roces Avenue, Quezon City (pilot) 8. Bgy Loyola Heights, Quezon City 9. Holy Trinity Parish, Quezon City 10. Kalumpang, Marikina City 11. St. Andrew’s School, Paranaque 12. Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro 13. Boac, Marinduque 14. San Fernando, Camarines Sur VISAYAS VISAYAS VISAYAS VISAYAS 1. Cebu City (pilot) 2. La Carlota City, Negros Occidental 3. Ormoc City 4. Tanauan, Leyte 5. Donsol, Sorsogon 6. Banuyo, Sorsogon 7. Bitan-O-Sorsogon City 8. Capitol-Sorsogon City MINDANAO MINDANAO MINDANAO MINDANAO 1. Cagayan de Oro City (pilot) 2. NCC-FOO, Zamboanga City 3. Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay 4. Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur 5. Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental 6. Davao City 7. Digos City, Davao del Sur 8. Asuncion, Davao del Norte 9. Sultan Kudarat list as of 07 June 2010 “Many of them have never even touched a computer before. Many of them had given up on ever coming back to school again. Many of them have abandoned their dreams. To say that they’re excited about going back to school again – and on com- puters, at that - is putting it mildly.” - Vi Aruta, an eSkwela learning facilitator 2nd Floor, CICT-NCC Building, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City, Philip- pines Phone: +63.2. 928 61 05 local 2632 Fax: +63.2.920 7412 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://alseskwela.ning.com